Biography
Douglas Seale (28 October 1913 – 13 June 1999) was an English stage and film actor. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his professional stage debut in 1934. He served in the Royal Corps of Signals during the Second World War and, after demobilisation in 1946, joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre company in Stratford-upon-Avon for two seasons.
Seale later worked as a producer and director in Britain and the United States before returning to acting. On Broadway he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role in the 1983 production of Noises Off. His film and voice credits include Count Arco in Amadeus (1984), the Plaza Hotel Man in Ghostbusters II (1989), Krebbs in The Rescuers Down Under (1990) and the Sultan in Aladdin (1992). He also appeared in television series such as Cheers and The Golden Girls.
